Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1887-10-20
The Dexter Bank Robbery


The Dexter Bank Robbery
ORIGINAL CONFESSION az CHARLES /. TNN.
Charles + stain after relating in detail,
how he made two trips from Mcdhcld.
Mass to Maine in August and Noyem-
her. -. in company with hi> father,
David L. Stain. Oliver Cromwell. HitFs
smith. and Billy Scott. these men having
IN view the robhing OF the Dexter Bank
al some future time, says:
After left home in the winter Of 50.
| did not see father FOR nearly three wears.
was in Thoma>ton. When got out
went home AMI staid about three weeks
Father was sick week and then he made
a confession OF a horrible crime He had
shock and thought be about Ia die
The first words he spoke about the muir
der were Take him away, Charlie, tax"
Him away. see him. | Sc him. O, take
Barron away" can Sc Inn just a b"
looked then He called on me continually
10 tak,. him away He said he could sec
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would never speak word Of II. lie SAID
the robbery was planned for February 23d-
I-17. to rob both banks some time through
the day and night. He did ne; give me
any Of the details about going or coming
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ridgewnck iaiI wear ago. for an assault
upon hi wife. and while there saw ghosts
In hi, cell and fna!iy made the revelation
uJw made public, The story was at once
reported 10 Hon. ID. j. Stewart. Mrs.
Barrons attorney. who declared 1t III! IN
and said he would not spend tt postage
stamp in following 1t up sherlf Mitchell
then set about the Investigation himself
but made little progress until Mr.. 'Ioddard
Of the \. Y Hor'd, came to his aid. Mr.
Goddard qualified a. deputy sherin and
assisted at the arrest Of the prisoners.
Young stain made another statement Z"
A reporter Of the New ork HDrld, which
differs materially IN many respects from
the foregoing original confession. smith,
alias Cromwell 1as arrested at Walpole,
Wednesday and taken at once to Boston.
He i we'll known In Massachusetts, ana
was suspected Of the murder OF MIS- ar
rington. and was for some time closely
watched by the police He has bad rep
utatlon and has always been considered a
desperate character by the police
Both Smith and stain we're lodged IN
jail in Boston wednesday night and IN
charge Of the officers, left Tor Maine
Thursday morning by the O'Clock tram
over the Eastern DIVISION OF the Boston
and Maine railroad